International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research, Regional Centers

Map of International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research

Map of International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research

Credit: NIAID

ICEMR Regional Centers

South Asia (India) 

Center for the Study of Complex Malaria in India
Principal Investigator: Sam Wassmer, Ph.D. and Sanjib Mohanty, M.D. 
Lead Institution: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia) 

The Changing Landscape of Human and Zoonotic Malaria in Southeast Asia
Principal Investigator: Jetsumon Prachumsri, Ph.D.
Lead Institution: Mahidol University

Southwest Pacific (Papua New Guinea, Cambodia)

Understanding and Targeting the Barriers to Effective Malaria Control and Elimination in the Asia-Pacific Region
Principal Investigator: Ivo Mueller, Ph.D., and Leanne Robinson Ph.D.
Lead Institution: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)

Central Africa (Cameroon, Nigeria)

Unraveling the Drivers of Persistent Malaria Transmission in Cameroon: A Systems Approach (REDIAL)
Principal Investigators: Liwang Cui, Ph.D., and Wilfred Mbacham, Ph.D.
Lead Institution: University of South Florida

West-Central Africa EMERGENTS International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research (ICEMR)
Principal Investigators: Rhoel Dinglasan, Ph.D., Christian Happi, Ph.D., and Charles Wondji, Ph.D.
Lead Institution: University of Florida

East Africa (Uganda, Ethiopia)

Program for Resistance, Immunology, Surveillance & Modeling of Malaria in Uganda (PRISM)
Principal Investigators: Matthew Dorsey, M.D., and Moses Kamya, M.D., Ph.D.
Lead Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Malaria Epidemiology and Vector Biology of Anopheles stephensi across Rural and Urban Landscapes in Ethiopia
Principal Investigator: Guiyun Yan, Ph.D.
Lead Institution: University of California, Irvine

Southern Africa (Malawi, Zambia)

Accelerating Malaria Prevention Through Enhanced Analysis of Transmission and RTS,S Vaccination in Malawi
Principal Investigator: Don Mathanga, MBBS, PhD, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Lead Institution: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Harnessing Innovation to Transform Malaria Surveillance into Key Interventions Across Transmission Settings in Zambia
Principal Investigator: William Moss, M.D.
Lead Institution: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

West Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali)

Burkina Faso ICEMR: Malaria Parasite and Vector Transmission Across Landscapes (PIVOTAL)
Principal Investigators: Brian Foy, Ph.D., Sunil Parikh, M.D., and Roch Dabire, Ph.D.
Lead Institution: Colorado State University

Multidisciplinary Implementation Research for Malaria Control and Elimination in West Africa
Principal Investigator: Seydou Doumbia, M.D., Ph. D.
Lead Institution: University of Sciences, Tech & Tech of Bamako

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